Benton Harbor, Mich. native Sinbad performed at The Whiting in Flint on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2013. The comedian/actor is known for roles on "The Cosby Show," "A Different World," and "Jingle All The Way" alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. Courtesy Photo

FLINT, MI-- Sinbad has a lot of years in the business of
making people laugh, and on Saturday night, he showed Flint that he hasn't lost
his touch.

The Benton Harbor, Mich. native--known for various HBO
specials, and film and TV roles alongside the likes of Bill Cosby and Arnold
Schwarzenegger-- performed a stand-up routine at The Whiting to a crowd of
hundreds of people.

He began the show with jokes about his last set of shows for
troops in Alaska ("I've never been somewhere so cold that you could taste it,"
he said), the newer generation of untalented TV stars, and the extramarital affairs
of Tiger Woods and General David Petraeus. He also commented on the controversy
behind Manti Te'o, a Notre Dame Heisman Trophy finalist in headlines for an
alleged relationship with girlfriend who was later proven to be an Internet
hoax.

"I don't mean to be insensitive, but when your Internet
girlfriend dies, you just go to another profile," he said. "That's why you have
100 [Facebook] friends!"

Much of the audience on Sunday night were in their 40s or older,
and Sinbad catered to them with jokes about parenthood, medical happenings like
prostate checks and colonoscopies, and having children who paid expensive
college tuition costs for degrees in fields with low employment rates.

Sinbad's performance also had improvisational aspects. He often
spoke to an 11-year-old child in the crowd, Dylan, about topics like bullying
and convincing his parents on how to get permission to go to parties. He also joked
with the sign language translators, and called on the crowd to give him different
current events to fuel his routine, giving his work an improvisational edge.

When an attendee called out the hot topic of women in
military combat, Sinbad quipped, "They fight at home, why can't they fight
abroad?"

An audience member mentioned American Idol, to which Sinbad responded,
"American Idol is an example of parents who lie to their kids," explaining that
parents should stop their children who can't sing.

Adrienne Quinn's favorite spur of the moment display was
when Sinbad teased an audience member who arrived nearly an hour late. He playfully
scolded the attendee for her tardiness, and gave a quick rundown of the jokes and
topics he had already covered.

"It was completely thought up that moment, and he kept it
going for so long," said Quinn. She and her husband had seen Sinbad's HBO
specials, and traveled from Ypsilanti to attend the show. "...I was laughing the
whole night. He's still on top of his game."

Owosso resident Mike Hartsell saw Sinbad perform at The
Whiting "two or three years ago" for his "Where U Been" tour, and he agreed
with Quinn. He likes the relatable subject material of the comedian's
performances.

"He always has a good message to show us how ridiculous we
all are," Hartsell said. "...He just has a way of conveying things, it seems like
it comes easily to him.